24 June 2018 - 16:26

PUK official accuses Turkey of manipulating Kurds votes in Kirkuk

<p style="text-align: left;">A leading member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) accused Turkey Security and Intelligence Organization (MIT) of manipulating Kurds votes in the northern disputed province of Kirkuk.

Ghazi Kirkuki, the deputy chief of PUK office in Kirkuk, told SNN that his party has gained confirmed information that MIT has manipulated the votes of Kurds in Kirkuk in Iraq parliament election on May 12.

The official added that the information show that MIT agents have achieved the election polls a weak after the election, adding that Turkmeni Front has help MIT agents to the place that the ballot boxes have been preserved and have made the guardians of the boxes to leave the site.

Kirkuki added that the PUK would react firmly to the issue in case it is completely confirmed, warning that the PUK would call on its supporters to rush to Kirkuk streets and would paralyze affairs in the city of Kirkuk, the capital of the province.

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